Events & Holidays In March - 16

Black Press Day (United States of America)

Freedom of Information Day (United States of America)

Liberty Day (United States of America)

Loco Davi (manger du bois rituel) (Haiti)

St. Urho's Day (Finland)

1338  On this day in history birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On this day in history birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  On this day in history birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  On this day in history birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on this day in history.   

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on this day in history.   

1037  On this day in history death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen   

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on this day in history.   

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on this day in history.   

1410  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45